It’s easy to forget people once they are incarcerated for a long period of time. Former friends, former colleagues, ex-classmates, associates and even in some cases relatives – not to mention those people we only “know” from following their particular court cases in the media; they ...

Some in Minot might have a hard time putting two and two together when it comes to the local and regional economy. On one hand the news is good. Taxable sales and purchases were up just over 6% in both Minot and Ward County during the first quarter of 2019, according to the North Dakota Tax ...

The current Minot City Council and city administration have often cited desire for more and better communication with residents. The idea is both to exhibit transparency and ostensibly to seek more public input. Depending upon whom is asked, they are either doing a good job or a less than ...

The Belcourt School District was recently found by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem of having violated the state’s open records law by failing to provide copies of records within a reasonable period of time. In his ruling, “Stenehjem wrote that the Belcourt School District is to use ...

Minot Daily News wishes Phyllis Burckhard, now former Visit Minot executive director well in the next phase of her career and in her continued efforts in other capacities in helping promote the city she loves and has served through her Visit Minot position for the past five years. In an exit ...

There have probably been few years in which the possibility of a Ward County property tax increase of virtually any size would attract a great deal of attention – and not the good kind. Tax hikes are generally loathed on any occasion by most people, regardless of either their personal ...